As a mother with
an ever-active 14-month-old, and a baby on the way, I know what it is like to
sometimes be TIRED . . . physically tired, mentally tired, emotionally tired .
. . Days when I’d really rather not fold the next load of laundry, let alone
hear that we might be about to pack everything up and move! But do you know what? Isaiah 40:11 tells me, “He
shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm,
and carry them in his bosom, and shall
gently lead those that are with young.” What a comfort it is for this
expectant mother to know that God will lead me GENTLY!! When God designates the
next step for us in life, He won’t drag me along! My kind Heavenly Father
GENTLY leads “those that are with young”, and that is such a blessing! He will
also “gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom . . .” He
won’t let my little one feel unsettled and tossed about, if we pick up and move
– He will care for her, as well!
God knows us
better than we even know ourselves. He created us! Psalm 103:14 “For he knoweth
our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.” This same loving, Creator God, is
He Who will care for us! Isaiah 44:2-3 “Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not . . .
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground:
I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine
offspring.” Who gives us this caring promise?
The One True God! Our Trustworthy Savior! Isaiah 44:6 “ . . . I am the first,
and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.”
There is another
blessed comfort in Isaiah for the sometimes-weary mom: God NEVER faints nor
grows weary, and it is HE Who gives us strength! HIS strength! Isaiah 40:28
“Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD,
the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is
no searching of his understanding.” Isaiah 40:29 “He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.” We will ALL
grow weary, at certain times in our lives! Weary of illness, weary of the same
daily routine, perhaps, even weary of life . . . Isaiah 40:30-31 reminds us
that, “Even the youths shall faint and be weary . . . But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they
shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they
shall walk, and not faint.” What a
blessed promise! You may feel as though you cannot even WALK, but the Lord can
keep you from fainting! He can grant you the strength to make it through any
day and any situation.
One of my
favorite verses in all the Bible, declares, “Fear thou not; for I am with thee:
be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help
thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” (Isaiah
41:10) When we are weary and worn, we do not have to “make it” on our own! Whenever
our day grows too long or too hard – He is there! Isaiah 41:13 reiterates, “For I the LORD thy
God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.”
Are you a weary
mommy, this week? Let the Lord God be your strength! He IS ALWAYS THERE!
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